Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
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| A new color in ladies' dress goods is
called spanked baby" II is used in baw
dresses.
| The fact is so well established that n
man can be very tall and at the same time
very short, that it is scarcely necessary 10
mention it.
Fifty-seven years ago people were gaz
! ing in wonder on their first gaslight. To
day they are gazing in wonder at their
last gas bill.
Old maidish girls in Kentucky are wear
ing the little oorkscrew curls that were
fashionable forty years ago. Same curls,
but not tAe same girls.
The way to boom river is to dam il
and then break the dam. The way to dam
town Is to boom it and then break the
boom.
Why is it that man who would scorn
to steal even an umbrella will without a
! qualm of conscience walk off with the ed
itor's lead-pencil and parelize the power
of the press for fifteen or twenty sui
| phurous minutes.
| A good man in New Bradford was not
SO far out Of the way when he used TO
say in conference meeting: Brethren,
we have been mercifully spare 4 pass-
| ing through many scenes and -nseens."
Il is alleged that in ancient Rome if a
man kissed his betrothed but died before
their marriage, the woman was entitled
to half his effects. Young men of the
present day congratulate themselves that
the old Roman law no longer holds good
Mrs. Curmey-"Soe my new Winter
wrapy Isn't it lovelyY A boy brought
it up, but he didn't bring the bill" Mr.
Curmey-"Of course not. A boy couldn't
carry the bill They will send it up to-
morrow on dray."
As soon as we get over the rush we are
going to invent a big navy gun that will
throw deadly car stoves into the enemy's
vessels. Two grand results will be accom-
plished the enemy will be annihilated in a
particularly melancholy manner and we
shall get rid Of the stoves.
Juan has become very eeonomicali in
fact he may be called avariciOus.
"Why are you so economical demand
ed his wife.
"For the sake of our children," be an.
swered.
But we have no children.
"Then, for the sake Of-our grand
children"
Little Ralph is very much afraid OF
thunder. An unusually loud clap brought
him indoors one day with a worry sober
face. On being asked what the matter
was he replied; 81 don't know, but ]
thought heard the sky break"
oWhat is the price Of that tear she
asked of the guileless grocer. cone dol
lar MARI, marm," was the response. rs
tha. not too steep?" was the next ques
ton, and the G.. replied; Eyes, marin,
that's what they do with it,"
Book Agent (to woman at the door,
Do you give any of your time, madam, to
things of literary naturey / have here
Madam-Yes; when anthing of liter
ary nature comes around and wants TO
sell me some fool book / kin alters find
time TO set the dog on it. Here Tige!
Here Tige!
eBetter keep your head IN the car"
continued the conductor on the Lansing
train as he passed through a coach and
saw an old man with his head thrust out
the window.
It was slowly drawn in and the own4i
turr ed to a man on the seat behind and
asked:
awhat harm does it do to put my head
out?"
you might knock some Of the teie'
graph poles down"
"Oh, that's it? Well, il they are so
mig trad OF a few old poles III Keep
nv head in. That's the way on the rail
roads since that new law went into ei-